BRADFORD. Bradford City had a surprising win over Colchester United with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Cook (90′) and a goal from S. Banks (90′). Bradford City capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Reeves with the assistance of Ivan Stankovic and Nicholas Barnard. The 4th official was Helen Edwards. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 115 Attack 102
- 51 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Bradford City had a strong ball possession 57% while Colchester United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bradford City had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bradford City won the match.
Bradford City shot 16 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Bradford City received 3 yellow cards (Jamie Walker , Brad Halliday and Liam Ridehalgh). Talking about the opposition, Colchester United received 1 yellow card (Arthur Read).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bradford City will have 57 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United will stay with 35 points to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will play away against Swindon Town on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Swindon Town (6 draws).
Colchester United will play away agasint Crawley Town on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Crawley Town (7 draws).
Bradford City – Formation
Bradford City
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Bradford City started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Mark Hughes decided to play with the following team: Harry Lewis, Liam Ridehalgh, Brad Halliday, Matthew Platt, Sam Stubbs, Adam Clayton, Richard Smallwood, Jamie Walker, Alex Gilliead, Andy Cook and Dara Costelloe.
The home team had on the bench: Harrison Chapman, Colin Doyle, Scott Banks, Emmanuel Osadebe, Ryan Henry East, Romoney Crichlow-Noble and Ciaran Kelly.
Substitutions
Bradford City made 4 changes: Alex Gilliead for Ryan East (62′), Richard Smallwood for Emmanuel Osadebe (62′), D. Costelloe for Scott Banks (68′) and Adam Clayton for Harrison Chapman (85′).
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
Colchester United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Matt Bloomfield played with: Kieran O’Hara, Connor Hall, Fiacre Kelleher, Connor Wood, Will Greenidge, J. Tchamadeu, Ossama Ashley, Noah Chilvers, Tom Hopper, Matt Jay and Arthur Read.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marley Marshall Miranda, Tom Smith, Jayden Fevrier, F. Terry, Samson Tovide, John Akinde and Alex Newby.
Substitutions
Colchester United made 3 changes: Tom Hopper for Samson Tovide (83′), Matt Jay for John Akinde (89′) and Arthur Read for Alex Newby (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Crewe Alexandra – 1-1
- Bradford City – Colchester United – 2-0
- Walsall – Barrow – 0-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Hartlepool United – 1-1
- Stockport County – Doncaster Rovers – 0-0
- Salford City – Newport County – 3-1
- Rochdale – Stevenage – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Crawley Town – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Swindon Town – 1-1
- Harrogate Town – Gillingham – 0-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Mansfield Town – 1-3
- Carlisle United – Grimsby Town – 2-0
